The Katsina Emirate Council has suspended Bishir Bala Kofar-bai from his post of ‘Magatakarda’ pending the determination of a criminal litigation against him. The Secretary of the council, Bello Ifo, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspension is with immediate effect. Kofar-bai was standing trial for an allegedly rape of a 15-year-old girl […]
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More than 180,000 modern houses are to be provided free in all the 36 states of the country, according to an NGO — Africa National Development Programme (ANDP). The two-bedroom houses to be situated in an estate or scattered in different locations will have facilities such as schools, police stations, markets and hospitals. The ANDP, […]
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It was so disheartened when the news of a boy tagged a “witch” broke out in the eastern part of Nigeria; he was starving and riddled with worms after being dumped out by his family for eight months. Everyone across the world who saw the post on social media wanted to help, thanks to the […]
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Emergency officials and local divers fished out a corpse, thinking it was that of the drowned medical doctor, Allwell Oji. When Orji’s mother arrived the scene with family members, she said the body recovered today by marine policemen in the Lagoon was not that of her son. Emergency officials from the Lagos State Emergency Management […]
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ThinTallTony was evicted on Sunday at the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria (#BBNaija) reality show, while Efe, Debie-rise and Tboss were saved by viewers. Efe, ThinTallTony, TBoss and Debie-rise were put up for nomination for possible eviction in the reality show during the week. The housemate with the least votes from viewers and fans became eligible for […]
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The remains of the former governor of defunct Mid-Western/Bendel State, Brigadier General Samuel Ogbemudia (rtd), was laid to rest on Friday, March 17th, 2017. Those that witnessed the burial of the later elder statesman included: family, friends, close associates, past and serving Governors of Edo and Delta states, as well as members of National Assembly […]
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The Edo Government has declared Friday public holiday in honour of the late Samuel Ogbemudia, former governor of the defunct Mid-West Region and Bendel. John Mayaki, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Benin. He said the holiday was to enable the people of […]
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A Nigerian air force official identified as Kalu BA has killed himself and Oladipupo Solape, his lover and colleague. The incident occurred at the Nigerian air force base in Makurdi, Benue state capital, in the wee hours of Sunday. Less than two months before ending the love sojourn, the young officer, declared: “She’s everything to me.” […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has inaugurated a truth and reconciliation committee to ensure peace between the Hausa community and Yorubas in the ancient city. Oba Ogunwusi inaugurated the committee in his palace on Saturday in Ile-Ife, Osun Ooni described members of the Hausa community in Ile-Ife as his subjects and co-owners of […]
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Former Military Governor of defunct Bendel State, Chief Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, is dead. Ogbemudia was a chieftain of the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Dr. Ogbemudia was born September 17 1932. He was Military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State He celebrated his 84th birthday in September 2016. Ogbemudia joined […]
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